eK-gadgets info

If you have been holding out on buying the Curve because it lacks taste in color, here’s something that could give you some hope. The BlackBerry Curve Sunset will be available in a combination of red and orange hues with a black lining around the display. Repulsive it may be to some, but certainly an improvement over the same dull-looking RIM devices that are available in the market. The BlackBerry Curve Sunset is scheduled for a release on August 4 from T-Mobile, so you might not have to wait too long if you have made the decision already!

It’s only fair to look at Samsung’s competition after we’ve seen their new Q1 Ultra UMPC versions today. I am talking about Wibrain and their updated L1 UMPC.

The new L1 from Wibrain will have an Intel Atom processor and HSDPA mobile broadboand. It will come in various colors and it will have a microSD slot. You can choose between 30GB or 60GB HDD or a 64GB SSD.

Unlinke the Q1 Ultra running on Vista, the L1 will be powered by either Windows XP or a Linux OS. Battery life is said to be up to 6 hours of browsing although that’s not clearly known yet.

The L1 from Wibrain should be available sometime in October. Availability in the USA has been confirmed, but there aren’t any prices for it just yet.

This isn’t a next generation Q1 Ultra here but we do have two new UMPC versions from Samsung. Released today, the Q1U-CMXP has an HSDPA 3G integrated cellular modem , and the Q1UP-V which is an Ultra Premium Q1 with preinstalled Vista Business. I understand the need for new. I don’t understand the need for Vista.

Besides that, there are lots of connectivity options available: 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Ethernet and a WWAN modem that connects to the AT&T Broadband Connect network.

The new Samsung versions will sell for $1,499 and $1,449. Apparently the 3G version will cost more than the Vista version.

Rogers did announce they were the first to deliver the BlackBerry Bold. When was that supposed to happen? Well today! Did it happen? Not as far as we know.

The Bold was postponed and Canadians are supposed to get it on July 29th now. Besides them Vodafone UK will release the Bold on August 1st followed by T-Mobile Germany on August 4th. AT&T and O2 will start selling the Bold sometime in September.

The BlackBerry Bold will roll the OS 4.6.0.97 which will have the BlackBerry Media Sync iTunes compatibility software. Go on then, wait some more, we’ll talk some more about this Bold launch in 4 days or so.

A Zune phone was rumored for a long time in the mobile world with Windows always having to deny such a device. But something strange happened. Steve Ballmer, whom you might know from his eggs ducking experiences and whose hobby is pretending to a qualified Microsoft CEO, is getting ready for a new fiscal year. And he wants it to be a more like Apple year.

Steve Ballmer says:

We’re changing the way we work with hardware vendors to ensure that we can provide complete experiences with absolutely no compromises. We’ll do the same with phones—providing choice as we work to create great end-to-end experiences.

Does that mean a ZunePhone is in the works? Would anyone buy it? Will it be an iPhone clone? In how much time will Microsoft sell 1 million ZunePhones?